Dark Souls Collector’s Edition in Short Supply
If you were planning on picking up the collector’s edition of Dark Souls, I’ve got some bad news for you. It looks like online retailer Newegg didn’t receive a single copy of this limited edition and Best Buy didn’t get enough to keep up with all of their pre-orders.
Namco Bandai clearly underestimated consumers’ desire for the collector’s edition. According to a report from Co-optimus, those that opted to go to either Best Buy or Newegg for the game are out of luck.
Fortunately, if you did try to get the game through either retailer they’re doing their best to make it up to you. Everyone who pre-ordered the game through Newegg will get a $20 gift card ,and Best Buy customers will also receive the same offer if the store has already run out of collector’s editions.
This is a huge blunder on the part of the publisher, and both From Software and the consumer have every right to be upset with how this has turned out. Though, if you managed to score yourself a copy, it’s sure to be worth quite a bit.
7 Responses to “Dark Souls Collector’s Edition in Short Supply”
Demon’s Souls > Dark Souls.
Enough said.
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Demon’s Souls Graphics > Dark Souls Graphics.
Enough said.
wow, a collector’s edition that might actually be in limited supply and therefore have more value to collectors? :::gasp:::: this is unheard of!
i was pretty disappointed with the collectors edition…it was the game (in the standard case) and the art book inside of a tin case…also inside was a card with a code to download the “mini-guide,” soundtrack, and videos…the guide and map are already posted on the internet and im sure the music and videos are too…there is really nothing special about it other than the tin if youre into that kind of thing….the art book is kind of cool…its better than the demons souls art book but the lack of a physical soundtrack and guide like in demons souls was a big disappointment for me…and yes i know it was all free and you get what you pay for, yadayadayada…but, i seriously expected better
Honestly, it is absurd. One of the whole point of preorders is for their own assurance to bank on production costs and make better market predictions.
I dont think you will ever catch me officially preordering anything videogame. Let the other eager beavers hoard around the trough fighting. I have plenty of great games, I can wait.. I guess it does make for fun stories like this disaster.
Did they actually release the one as seen in the picture (with physical copies of everything)? I was disappointed in the art book; the pages were all stuck together at corners and it was kind of wrinkly/warped, too. I don’t really care about art books and it was free, but still. The mini guide was disappointing as well; I don’t care that it’s digital, but at least the Demon’s Souls one wasn’t “mini.”
Every edition is selling like hot cakes around my area, my friend can’t find a copy anywhere. I can see why the game is awesome, difficult as hell but still awesome.